Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 287 pages)
ISBN:
9780203866566
,
9781135235574
,
9781135235529
,
9781135235567
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in sociolinguistics 1
Content:
1. Emergent lingua francas and world orders -- 2. A model of evolving world orders and lingua francas -- 3. Liminality -- 4. The last liminal period : emergent Arabic in the Middle Ages -- 5. Three phases of liminality -- 6. Embracing liminality : a case study of Singapore -- 7. A case study of the Peoples' Republic of China -- 8. A case study of Southern Min language -- 9. The place of English in the world today.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-276) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415872270
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415847346
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780415872270
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203866566
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